12 DIY Greenhouse Plans You Should Download Today (2024)

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  Barn Greenhouse

  

  This free greenhouse plan is for a barn-style greenhouse that will help you grow your plants while looking stylish with its sturdy corrugated metal and greenhouse plastic sides. You should choose this greenhouse if you're looking for a beautiful structure and have the land to do so.

  The free greenhouse plan includes photos, diagrams, a materials and tools list, written instructions, and videos.

  Barn Greenhouse from Ana White

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  GeoDome Greenhouse

  

  Northern Homestead has shared its free plan for building its GeoDome greenhouse. Use this plan and you'll get a greenhouse that's lightweight yet secure, absorbs lots of light, has a lot of ground growing space, and one that makes quite the statement. There's a materials list, tools list, written directions, diagrams, and photos to help you build it.

  It also has other posts on its greenhouse about how to arrange plants within it, how to cover it, how to add a hot water tank, and more.

  GeoDome Greenhouse from Northern Homestead

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  Greenhouse With Sleeping Loft

  

  If you're feeling ambitious, then this free greenhouse plan from Mother Earth News might be just for you. You'll get a completed greenhouse that's solar-heated and even has a sleeping loft, which almost makes this a tiny house.

  Scroll through the pages of this free greenhouse plan to find a materials list, images, and directions for building this great-looking greenhouse, all for under around $4,000 even with purchased materials and some hired helping hands.

  Greenhouse With Sleeping Loft from Mother Earth News

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  Polythene Greenhouse

  

  This free greenhouse plan by BuildEazy is conveniently built out of mostly 2-by-4-inch wood studs. Click through this free greenhouse plan to find shopping lists, directions, and diagrams. There are also photos of the greenhouses built by other readers who have used this simple greenhouse plan.

  Polythene Greenhouse from BuildEazy

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  14-Foot Greenhouse

  

  HowToSpecialist has a free wood greenhouse plan that will only take you a few weekends to build. Included in the free greenhouse plans are a materials list, diagrams, tools list, and tips.

  14-Foot Greenhouse from HowToSpecialist

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  Recycled Window Greenhouse

  

  Instructables has a free greenhouse plan that uses a unique building material—old windows. It's one of the cheapest ways to build your own greenhouse if you can scavenge up a few windows that are about to be tossed.

  Use all different shapes and sizes to make a bold statement that really creates some interest. It creates a great-looking structure that's environmental and budget-friendly. There are lots of color photos and written instructions to help you build one for your yard.

  Recycled Window Greenhouse from Instructables

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  16-Foot Greenhouse

  

  This free greenhouse plan by HowToSpecialist will give you everything you need to build a 16-foot-long greenhouse that's perfect for your backyard. You'll be able to grow your own vegetables, all year around with this DIY greenhouse. This free greenhouse plan includes lots of diagrams and illustrations along with written instructions.

  16-Foot Greenhouse from HowToSpecialist

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  10-Foot Greenhouse

  

  Here's another free greenhouse plan from HowToSpecialist. This plan for a small DIY greenhouse is perfect for a small backyard. If you'd like to have a bigger greenhouse, you can adjust these plans for your space. It's a pitched roof with a door, giving everything you need for a successful greenhouse.

  You can use the written instructions, materials, and tools list, as well as tips and diagrams to build this greenhouse.

  10-Foot Greenhouse from HowToSpecialist

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  Little Window Greenhouse

  

  Make a DIY greenhouse cheap with free materials you thrift. This free greenhouse plan from Crafts a la Mode takes some old windows and makes them into a greenhouse just big enough for a few plants. It's a gorgeous greenhouse that doubles as yard decor.

  The best part is that you can easily add more windows to make this larger if you'd like. It's certainly a unique look that's going to look great in any yard. There are lots of photos taken along the way to show you how to build it. This is an easy project that even the beginner can handle.

  Little Window Greenhouse from Crafts a la Mode

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  Arched PVC Greenhouse

  

  Here's a free plan by PVC Plans for an arched greenhouse that uses PVC pipes. Download the free greenhouse PDF plan and you'll get a material list, diagrams, and written directions. This is a great starter greenhouse if you're just starting to experiment with growing in a greenhouse.

  PVC pipes are also pretty affordable and using them is a budget-friendly way to build a greenhouse. This greenhouse is arched and includes two doors, one in the front and one in the back.

  Arched PVC Greenhouse from PVC Plans

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  32-Foot Greenhouse

  

  FloridaGardener.com has a bigger greenhouse plan that you can print and use for free. A combination of wood and PVC pipes are used to build this large, hooped greenhouse that's 32 feet by 10 feet by 10 feet.

  There's plenty of room for all your plants and vegetables and you won't have to worry about outgrowing this greenhouse anytime soon.

  32-Foot Greenhouse from Florida Gardner

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  8-by-10-Foot Greenhouse

  

  BuildEazy has another free DIY greenhouse plan, this one builds a large 8-by-10-foot greenhouse that you'll be able to fit all kinds of plants into. There are 13 pages in this free plan that includes drawings, photos, diagrams, and instructions on how to build it.

  8-by-10-Foot Greenhouse from BuildEazy